NYT Wordle #1500 - Clues and Answer for July 28

Wordle Hints and Insights for Game #1500

If you're looking for a guide to today's Wordle answer, you've come to the right place. This article includes my commentary on the latest puzzle, along with a selection of hints designed to help you keep your streak going.

If you feel confident enough to tackle the puzzle without any clues, that's perfectly fine—just skip to the daily column. However, remember that failure in this game is only ever six guesses away.

For those who enjoy word-based games, there are additional resources available. You can find hints and answers for Quordle, as well as our verdict on the New York Times' other brainteasers, NYT Strands and NYT Connections.

Spoiler Warning: Today’s Wordle answer and hints are below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to see them.

Wordle Hints (Game #1500)

• Clue #1 – Vowels: How many vowels does today's Wordle have?
  The Wordle has one vowel. Note that by vowel, we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y.

• Clue #2 – First Letter: What letter does today's Wordle begin with?
  The first letter in today's Wordle answer is S. S is the most common starting letter in the game, appearing in 365 of Wordle's 2,309 answers.

• Clue #3 – Repeated Letters: Does today's Wordle have any repeated letters?
  Yes, there are repeated letters in today's Wordle. Repeated letters are quite common, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one.

• Clue #4 – Ending Letter: What letter does today's Wordle end with?
  The last letter in today's Wordle is Y. Y is the second most common ending letter in the game, behind only E.

• Clue #5 – Last Chance: Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here's an extra one for game #1500.
  Today's Wordle answer is shrewd and knowledgeable.

If you just want to know today's Wordle answer now, simply scroll down—but I always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We’ve got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.

If you don't want to know today's answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don’t say you weren’t warned!

Today's Wordle Answer (Game #1500)

NYT average score: 4.8
My score: 4
WordleBot's score: 3
My skill score: 95
My luck score: 39
My start word performance: EKING (639 remaining answers)
WordleBot's start word performance: SLATE (22)
Tomorrow's start word: PRUDE

Today's Wordle answer is SAVVY.

Happy 1,500th birthday, Wordle! You don't look a day over 1,000…

We're well over halfway through the game's run now, with somewhere between 800 and 900 words to go in all likelihood. Still, that gives us a minimum of 2.5 years at least, so there's plenty more Wordle fun to come.

Today's game wasn't much fun for most people; it has an average score right now of 4.8. However, it was a word that brought back some memories to me, because my first childhood cat was actually named SAVVY. A mean old ginger thing, SAVVY used to terrify and terrorize me in equal measure. His favorite pastime appeared to be sleeping on my bed, while I was in it, and refusing to let me out from under the covers, swiping at me if I dared to move to the extent that I'd have to call my mum to rescue me. Happy days.

As a Wordle word, SAVVY is every bit as fearsome, with that 4.8 implying it's yet another tough one for the month. I haven't crunched the numbers yet, but I suspect July 2025 may be the game's hardest ever.

The game's high score is no major surprise to me, because a double-V is not exactly a likely occurrence. There are only four games among the 2,309 original solutions that contain a repeated V, and only one of them – SAVVY – has them next to each other. On the plus side, you won't need to worry about it happening again, eh?

I escaped with a four, thanks to a steady game that started badly. EKING gave me zero letters and left 639 options, but ROAST was exactly what the 'Bot would have played too, and reduced those to 17. I moved my yellow S to its most likely position at the start, and decided that with E, N, R and T all ruled out, there was a good chance the word would end with Y, so put that at the end and played SPLAY. This left only two words: SAUCY and SAVVY. And here I had a slice of luck; I didn't think of the first of those, which was fortunate as I'm sure I would have played it next if I had. Instead, I went with SAVVY and beat the average.

Yesterday's Wordle Hints (Game #1499)

If you're in a different time zone where it's still Sunday, don't worry—here are some clues for Wordle #1499.

• Vowels: Yesterday's Wordle had vowels in two places.
• First Letter: The first letter in yesterday's Wordle answer was W.
• Repeated Letters: There were no repeated letters in yesterday's Wordle.
• Ending Letter: The last letter in yesterday's Wordle was E.
• Extra Clue: Yesterday's Wordle answer is entire, complete.

Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1499) was WHOLE.

Wordle Answers: The Past 50

I've been playing Wordle every day for more than three years now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday's answer:

• Wordle #1499: WHOLE
• Wordle #1498: HAUNT
• Wordle #1497: GOFER
• Wordle #1496: QUAKE
• Wordle #1495: WATER
• Wordle #1494: BURNT
• Wordle #1493: TIZZY
• Wordle #1492: BLANK
• Wordle #1491: SWORD
• Wordle #1490: LORIS
• Wordle #1489: MODAL
• Wordle #1488: NERVY
• Wordle #1487: FOIST
• Wordle #1486: UNDID
• Wordle #1485: GNOME
• Wordle #1484: EXILE
• Wordle #1483: BRAND
• Wordle #1482: JUMPY
• Wordle #1481: NOVEL
• Wordle #1480: DREAD
• Wordle #1479: STILT
• Wordle #1478: ATRIA
• Wordle #1477: BALER
• Wordle #1476: CURVE
• Wordle #1475: POPPY
• Wordle #1474: INCUR
• Wordle #1473: MOLDY
• Wordle #1472: BLINK
• Wordle #1471: WITTY
• Wordle #1470: STUMP
• Wordle #1469: PLAIN
• Wordle #1468: OFFER
• Wordle #1467: COMFY
• Wordle #1466: ELITE
• Wordle #1465: ODDLY
• Wordle #1464: THRUM
• Wordle #1463: GLADE
• Wordle #1462: TAUPE
• Wordle #1461: CURIO
• Wordle #1460: MUNCH
• Wordle #1459: PRANK
• Wordle #1458: PETTY
• Wordle #1457: QUAIL
• Wordle #1456: GHOST
• Wordle #1455: BILGE
• Wordle #1454: VIXEN
• Wordle #1453: PLAID
• Wordle #1452: TAFFY
• Wordle #1451: BOARD
• Wordle #1450: LEASE
• Wordle #1449: REUSE

What is Wordle?

If you're on this page, you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you've not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it's the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm in 2022 and is still going strong in 2025.

We've got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.

What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it's in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the answer at all, it turns gray. Simple, eh?

It's played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times' Games app (iOS/Android), and is entirely free.

Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.